Is Howard T Herber Middle School a good school?

Howard T Herber Middle School ranks 309 th of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Howard T Herber Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 422 students attended Howard T Herber Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Howard T Herber Middle School?

Students at Howard T Herber Middle School are 45% African American, 29% Hispanic, 18% White, 7% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Howard T Herber Middle School attend?

Students who attend Howard T Herber Middle School usually go on to attend Malverne Senior High School

Howard T Herber Middle School

Summary:

Howard T Herber Middle School is a public middle school located in Malverne, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 422 students. The school is part of the Malverne Union Free School District, which is ranked 271 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Howard T Herber Middle School has shown a strong academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math that are higher than the state and district averages across all grade levels. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated between 309 (2023-2024) and 880 (2020-2021) out of 1,500+ New York middle schools, indicating consistent academic achievement. Compared to nearby schools like Caroline G Atkinson School, Lawrence Road Middle School, and Alverta B Gray Schultz Middle School, Howard T Herber Middle School generally outperforms them in academic proficiency and statewide rankings. However, some nearby schools, such as Woodmere Middle School, Lynbrook South Middle School, and South Side Middle School, have comparable or even higher academic performance in certain subject areas.

While Howard T Herber Middle School has shown strong performance across different student subgroups, the school's performance for special education students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is more mixed, with lower rankings compared to other subgroups. The school's relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $19,577 to $22,779 over the past few years, and a student-teacher ratio of around 10:1 suggest a commitment to providing a well-resourced educational environment. Overall, Howard T Herber Middle School appears to be a strong-performing middle school within the Malverne Union Free School District, with a consistent track record of academic achievement and a focus on serving a diverse student population.

Detail:

Public 6-8

75 Ocean Ave
Malverne, NY 11565-2245

(516) 887-6445

District: Malverne Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
309^th of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,659

Students who attend Howard T Herber Middle School usually attend:

High:

Malverne Senior High School

Feeder schools for Howard T Herber Middle School:

Elementary:	Davison Avenue Intermediate School
	Maurice W Downing Primary School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.3

Number of students: 422

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.8%

Hispanic:

28.9%

White:

17.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 45%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Howard T Herber Middle School ranks better than 79.5% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 74.19. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Howard T Herber Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (44.8%), Hispanic (28.9%), White (17.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 45% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Howard T Herber Middle School is 10.3. (See more...)

Compare Howard T Herber Middle School employs 40.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Howard T Herber Middle School is $21,659.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Howard T Herber Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Howard T Herber Middle School 309^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Howard T Herber Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Malverne Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Malverne Union Free School District 271^st of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Howard T Herber Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Howard T Herber Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	73.57	292^nd	1095	73.3%
2007	74.18	297^th	1123	73.6%
2008	75.22	300^th	1185	74.7%
2009	76.03	275^th	1224	77.5%
2010	73.94	331^st	1243	73.4%
2011	70.39	408^th	1295	68.5%
2012	60.77	579^th	1337	56.7%
2013	60.72	478^th	1373	65.2%
2014	50.24	648^th	1401	53.7%
2015	51.81	628^th	1407	55.4%
2016	70.58	341^st	1429	76.1%
2017	60.56	509^th	1455	65.0%
2018	52.71	632^nd	1438	56.1%
2019	54.18	580^th	1439	59.7%
2021	31.73	880^th	1242	29.1%
2022	42.91	833^rd	1479	43.7%
2023	60.14	534^th	1500	64.4%
2024	74.19	309^th	1504	79.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Howard T Herber Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	60.36	284^th	1170	75.7%
2019	31.76	820^th	1139	28.0%
2022	40.68	693^rd	1283	46.0%
2023	30.01	979^th	1307	25.1%
2024	43.68	639^th	1303	51.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Howard T Herber Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	44.04	648^th	1245	48.0%
2019	57.19	414^th	1241	66.6%
2021	31.28	691^st	935	26.1%
2022	47.22	593^rd	1306	54.6%
2023	57.84	461^st	1288	64.2%
2024	62.58	388^th	1296	70.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Howard T Herber Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	61.34	496^th	1353	63.3%
2019	62.05	465^th	1370	66.1%
2021	40.15	632^nd	1066	40.7%
2022	50.99	678^th	1454	53.4%
2023	67.27	419^th	1463	71.4%
2024	76.93	276^th	1465	81.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Howard T Herber Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	50.89	631^st	1352	53.3%
2019	48.89	625^th	1366	54.2%
2021	24.80	859^th	1071	19.8%
2022	38.50	888^th	1455	39.0%
2023	55.51	591^st	1464	59.6%
2024	69.38	366^th	1464	75.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Howard T Herber Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	51.94	211^th	381	44.6%
2023	87.85	16^th	388	95.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Howard T Herber Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	63.71	174^th	663	73.8%
2019	63.85	176^th	653	73.0%
2021	37.05	167^th	253	34.0%
2022	45.38	357^th	706	49.4%
2023	60.09	234^th	696	66.4%
2024	71.90	147^th	705	79.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Howard T Herber Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	60.41	270^th	810	66.7%
2019	48.59	372^nd	826	55.0%
2021	40.11	264^th	449	41.2%
2022	51.03	395^th	914	56.8%
2023	71.08	212^th	943	77.5%
2024	80.41	125^th	953	86.9%

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Rank History for White students at Howard T Herber Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	55.74	340^th	763	55.4%
2021	48.41	305^th	614	50.3%
2022	58.27	295^th	748	60.6%
2023	54.71	357^th	772	53.8%
2024	76.49	157^th	778	79.8%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Howard T Herber Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	219	243	7	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	494
1990	234	259	14	28	2	n/a	n/a	0	537
1991	234	256	10	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	537
1992	229	291	6	43	0	n/a	n/a	0	569
1993	216	328	9	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	575
1994	211	307	5	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	555
1995	203	283	7	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	528
1996	203	283	7	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	528
1997	191	272	16	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	512
1998	197	324	11	41	1	n/a	n/a	0	574
1999	193	326	19	49	2	n/a	n/a	0	589
2000	218	308	17	49	1	n/a	n/a	0	593
2001	207	343	7	44	3	n/a	n/a	0	604
2002	158	345	15	62	4	n/a	n/a	0	584
2003	158	345	15	62	4	n/a	n/a	0	584
2004	156	385	4	73	0	n/a	n/a	0	618
2005	122	356	4	61	0	n/a	n/a	0	543
2006	110	331	14	74	1	n/a	n/a	0	530
2007	87	336	17	77	0	n/a	n/a	0	517
2008	92	327	19	65	0	n/a	n/a	0	503
2009	94	294	17	77	0	n/a	n/a	2	484
2010	91	313	15	73	0	n/a	n/a	3	495
2011	100	307	17	85	0	0	4	0	513
2012	108	296	18	101	0	3	5	0	531
2013	74	226	18	75	0	2	3	0	398
2014	76	210	23	78	0	0	4	0	391
2015	70	203	19	89	0	0	4	0	385
2016	70	211	21	78	0	0	4	0	384
2017	80	200	25	99	0	2	5	0	411
2018	77	203	27	88	0	2	8	0	405
2019	80	211	22	98	0	0	8	0	419
2020	71	214	20	106	0	1	11	0	423
2021	73	190	27	110	0	2	11	0	413
2022	56	188	31	110	0	2	0	0	387
2023	75	189	30	122	1	1	4	0	422

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Howard T Herber Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	494	47.7	10.3	n/a
1990	537	46.7	11.4	n/a
1991	537	46.3	11.5	n/a
1992	569	37.7	15.0	n/a
1993	575	38.7	14.9	n/a
1994	555	40.7	13.6	20.4
1995	528	41.5	12.7	7
1996	528	41.5	12.7	7
1997	512	39.7	12.9	18.8
1998	574	43.4	13.2	19.2
1999	589	45.1	13.1	18.5
2000	593	44.6	13.3	26.1
2001	604	51.6	11.7	24.3
2002	584	52.8	11.1	20
2003	584	52.8	11.1	20
2004	618	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	543	51.8	10.5	34.4
2006	530	48.0	11.0	33
2007	517	49.5	10.4	29.2
2008	503	47.0	10.7	33.6
2009	484	49.0	9.9	39.4
2010	495	45.0	11.0	40
2011	513	44.6	11.4	39.6
2012	531	38.0	13.9	33.1
2013	398	37.5	10.6	37.9
2014	391	45.9	8.5	n/a
2015	385	32.0	12.0	45.2
2016	384	36.0	10.6	44
2017	411	33.9	12.0	46.5
2018	405	35.4	11.4	45.2
2019	419	33.0	12.6	52
2020	423	41.6	10.1	47
2021	413	39.9	10.3	48.9
2022	387	39.6	9.7	n/a
2023	422	40.8	10.3	45

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Howard T Herber Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	494	47.7	10.3	n/a
1990	537	46.7	11.4	n/a
1991	537	46.3	11.5	n/a
1992	569	37.7	15.0	n/a
1993	575	38.7	14.9	n/a
1994	555	40.7	13.6	20.4
1995	528	41.5	12.7	7
1996	528	41.5	12.7	7
1997	512	39.7	12.9	18.8
1998	574	43.4	13.2	19.2
1999	589	45.1	13.1	18.5
2000	593	44.6	13.3	26.1
2001	604	51.6	11.7	24.3
2002	584	52.8	11.1	20
2003	584	52.8	11.1	20
2004	618	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	543	51.8	10.5	34.4
2006	530	48.0	11.0	33
2007	517	49.5	10.4	29.2
2008	503	47.0	10.7	33.6
2009	484	49.0	9.9	39.4
2010	495	45.0	11.0	40
2011	513	44.6	11.4	39.6
2012	531	38.0	13.9	33.1
2013	398	37.5	10.6	37.9
2014	391	45.9	8.5	n/a
2015	385	32.0	12.0	45.2
2016	384	36.0	10.6	44
2017	411	33.9	12.0	46.5
2018	405	35.4	11.4	45.2
2019	419	33.0	12.6	52
2020	423	41.6	10.1	47
2021	413	39.9	10.3	48.9
2022	387	39.6	9.7	n/a
2023	422	40.8	10.3	45

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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